Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Psyduck
Astral Radiance · #28 · Common · 2022
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Market reference
$0.22
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 28 / 216
- Release year
- 2022
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Golduck
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- F
- Illustrator
- GOSSAN
- Pokédex #
- 54
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Healing
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Psyduck plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Ram) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥30 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Seen in 11% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 1 copy.
How to beat Psyduck
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 11% of decks
- 1 copies on average · 5615 decks
- Match win rate
- 47.3%
- +0.1 pts vs the 47.2% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
More by GOSSAN
This card was illustrated by GOSSAN.
Building around Psyduck?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Suffers perpetual headaches. If the agony grows too great, Psyduck's latent power erupts, contrary to Psyduck's intent. Ergo, I am exploring ways to ease the pain."
CSpacing Out
Flip a coin. If heads, heal 10 damage from this Pokémon.
WCRam — 20
Weakness:L×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Psyduck or Astral Radiance.
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Aug 1, 2026
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Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Psyduck was legal.
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today
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today
Torneo Relámpago ⚡ #64 PTCG Live
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Tournament play
This printing of Psyduck has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Psyduck — Ascended Heroes
Played in 1,868 recent decks
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/16| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.25 | $30.00 | $0.22 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.15 | $0.49 | $19.98 | $0.49 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/03/07| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.07 |
| 7-day average | €0.05 |
| 30-day average | €0.05 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.08 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.43 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.25 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.21 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.05 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.24 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.30 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Psyduck is real?
Psyduck is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Psyduck worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Psyduck is $0.22; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Psyduck from?
Psyduck is from the Pokémon set "Astral Radiance" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2022.
What rarity is Psyduck?
Psyduck is a Common card in the Astral Radiance set.
Other Psyduck printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
